Life

I don’t compile a “Best of” list every December, but I felt compelled to for 2017. That’s probably a good sign for how I feel about the work I did this year. Some years I try to tackle a couple big projects, some years I take on a lot of little things. This year I tried to do a little of both. Read the whole post

Yesterday I unveiled my map. At least I finally put it online. In my apartment I have the real map, a giant one on a corkboard where I have pins in all the places I’ve been. As a geography nerd who has spent the last 20 years pretty obsessed with sports travel, it’s become one of my favorite possessions. I’ve wanted to move it online for a while now and I finally did yesterday. Read the whole post

At some point during the Olympics— the days very much blur together at this point— I was sitting at my desk yammering about judo or handball or whitewater slalom kayak racing or something. A coworker asked me if I was always into the Olympics this much, or if it was only because this year I was hosting a podcast. I told him that the podcast existed because I love the Olympics, and not the other way around. Read the whole post

To start with the lede: I’m launching a podcast. You probably already figured that out from the headline.

Technically I’ve been launching a podcast for the past few months, today is just the day I can finally switch things into past tense and say that I’ve launched a podcast. You can already listen to Episode 1 on my site, or search for it and subscribe in the iTunes store. Read the whole post

It’s list season. Actually I might have missed list season. I’ve spent the last couple weeks reading all sorts of posts sharing the best books, movies, articles, cat photos, etc. of 2014. So I hope I’m not too late, waiting until December 31.

If I am late, it’s because I was a little hesitant at first to do this. It seems like a bit of a narcissistic exercise to put together my best work of the year. Read the whole post

As I wrote in September, I won a contest sponsored by Virgin Atlantic to become their Red Hot Reporter during the NFL International Series game in London. After a week covering the Dolphins, Raiders and general fanfare, I figured I should write about the whole experience and compile all my work in one spot.

Then I got home, caught up on sleep, had a busy week and finally got around to it. Read the whole post

I guess I’ll start with the lede: Virgin Atlantic chose me to be their Red Hot Reporter for the 2014 International Series in London. I’ll be flying across the pond next week to cover the fan activities, team practices and the Raiders/Dolphins game in Wembley Stadium.